natural light; unpolarized light
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
however; having said that; but
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
empirical; from experience
conviction; belief; confidence
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
10,000,000,000; ten billion
hidden treasure; treasured article
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
reaching; attaining; arrival
thousands; several thousand
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
scale; scope; plan; structure
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain